ALLIACEAE 289 
(FIELD-GARLIC. CROW-GARLIC. RAMP. mw meadows, and thickets, various 
provinees, Ga. to Ark., Mo., and N. H. of Eu. 
4. A. canadense L. Stem 2-6 dm. tall: umbel erect, with most of the flowers 
replaced with. bulblets: perianth pink or white: sepals elliptic to elliptic-lanceo- 
late, 5-7 mm. long: pe poen lanceolate to lid -lanceolate, slightly longer than 
the sepals, acute or aeu Pa at ps S. filaments alternately na ae and 
shorter. {A, pui ile Mich A, tinuum Small]— WILD 
ONION. ROSE-LEEK.)— — thickets, meadows, and fields, various SA Fla. to 
Tex., Ont., and N. B.—Spr.—fal 
5. A. pieni id eds Small Scape 2—5 dm. tall: umbel erect, simple: pedicels 
over 10 m stly 15-25 mm. long: perianth pink: sepals elliptic to elliptic- 
ovate or e PA A 4.5-7 mm. long, obtuse: petals mostly narrower than 
th , a ak Chapm. Not = .]—Sandy soil or hillsides, vari- 
ous provinces, W Fla. to Tex. and Nebr.— 
6. A. are a Small. Scape 1-3 dm. tall: umbel erect: pedicels mostly less 
s 10 mm. long: r E EN not tubular: sepals ovate or elliptic- 
ovate, or ra a narrower, ong, delicate, or petals narrower 
than the sepals.—Sandy od. peer Plain, N Fla. to Tex. and Okla.—Spr 
7. A. Cuthbertii Small. Scape 1.5-3.5 dm. tall: umbel erect: pedicels 2—2.5 
e p P white: sepals narrowly lanceolate to linear- pan. 6-9 
ong, long-acuminate: petals similar A the sepals: stamens alternately 
pus and smaller: anthers about 1.5 m . long: capsule Euer. err: TRIPED- 
GARLIC.)— Sandy woods, Coastal Plain, Fla. to Ala. and N. C.—Spr. 
2. VALIDALLIUM Sm l Allia 
ceous herbs. Leaf-blades el Peri- 
anth white or pale.  Stámens unequal, 
the filaments alternately subulate and 
lanceolate. — resented only by the fol- 
lowing species 
1. V. tricoccum (Ait.) Small. 
erga blades ee to n etiptie 
1- ong: scape 1—4 dm. mbel 
do 
eae Ee ath white: scio eli iptie, 
5-7 mm. long, obtuse: petals oval, longer 
than the sepals, somewhat shorter than 
the filaments: capsule about 6 
broad. EKS. AMP. Raw xis 
vao oid )— Rich woods and hillsides, various provinces, rarely Coastal Plain, 
a. N. B.—Sum.—The bulbs, be eing pleasantly flavored, are much 
Sede after by the natives p" rime mountains 
3. NOTHOSCORDUM Kunth. Scapose herbs, resembling Allium, but not 
ht. Per 
odorous. Leaf-blades narrow, od straight ianth white, greenish, or 
yellow. Sepals and petals distinct. Pilsnents distinct, Seed s equal. 
Ovary glabrous.—About 12 species, mostly in tropical Ameriea.—Spr.—FAL 
GARLICS. GRACE-GARLICS. 
Leaf-blades narrow, mostly 1-3.5 mm. wide: ovary scarcely longer 
than thick: capsule subglobose. 1. N. bivalve. 
Leaf-blades broad, mostly 8-12 mm. wide: ovarv much longer than 
ick: eapsule obovoid. 2. N. fragrans. 
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